names
Stupid
is no more
an appropriate moniker
for her
than
Flying Squirrel.
she has nothing to do with
Stupid.
but
in the telling
and repeating
and berating
somehow
reality slips
and suddenly
she finds herself
questioning her own mind.
it’s not a light thing
this re-naming -
but an ancient practice;
whispered in reverent tones,
and paired with sacred promises.
Abram becomes Abraham
Sarai becomes Sarah
Jacob becomes Israel
and that other sort of name
can have no part
in this process.
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